The assailant was arrested in Pennsauken Monday with assistance from Pennsauken Police Department.
BRIDGETON -- A fight over an ex-girlfriend sent one man to the hospital and another in jail on attempted homicide charges, according to city police.
(File photo). The assailant was arrested in Pennsauken Monday with assistance from Pennsauken Police Department.
Bridgeton Police Department officers were called to Inspira Health Center Bridgeton Monday around 4 a.m. for reports of a man with multiple fractures to his face and head injuries.
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Richy Velasquez, 22, of Pedricktown, allegedly assaulted the man over an ex-girlfriend, according to police.
Velasquez saw the injured man and his ex-girlfriend in a Vineland bar and then, later on, in a Bridgeton bar.
He then allegedly followed the man and the ex-girlfriend to a Fayette Street home, where a fight occurred.
Police tracked Velasquez to a Pennsauken address and Pennsauken Police Department officers located and detained him until Bridgeton detectives arrived to arrest Velasquez.
Velasquez was charged with criminal attempt homicide and held in the Cumberland County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Authorities also arrested Tania Morquecho-Lema, 24, of Pennsauken for a failure to appear warrant from Camden City Municipal Court and released her on her own recognizance.
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